Lake Delton, in the Wisconsin Dells, is gone.

Sail, I'm sending a check off to you today. So very sad to report that I am just not going to be able to join you. My schedule is burdensome and stressful and I thought it would be a break from stress to take off to Madison for the weekend, but instead it just adds another level of scheduling stress. It will be the first one I have missed. Please take lots of pictures and videos and raise your glass in my direction. I'll be in the Adirondacks, so east instead of south this time.

DH was trying to convince me that we could fit it in somehow, but it required him finding someone to cover for his coaching responsibility, finding someone to get my son to his games in FL, flying DH to Madison from Florida. Doing something with my son in NY, getting me to Madison from Otter Lake which involves getting a ride from someone the 2 hours each way to the airport, twice since they have to get me on return too. With the odd flights and transportation and lodging and so forth we're talking a over a thousand bucks too. I promised him that we would just do some mini F2F trips when the timing is easier.

Sad now. I've known the reality for a time, but just couldn't put it in a post. Party on!

Oh noes!

Boooo! And also unacceptable!

Dear scheduling fairies -

Make it a bit easier I need Laura time as well as hugs from her gorgeous hunk of a husband. I haven't seen them since SF and this makes me sad sad sad.

Ta ever so -
Your Empress

I promised him that we would just do some mini F2F trips when the timing is easier.

You mean, like, stopping in NYC on the way to/from Otter Lake?

Lake Delton, in the Wisconsin Dells, is gone.

Ha! I was just coming to post about that. I didn't hear about it until this morning.

ETA: Laura! So sorry you're not going to be able to make it. We'll miss you. ::pout::

Does that mean all the ducks have washed away?

Real or mechanical? Heh. The Dells cover a very large area, Frank. There's the upper Dells and the lower Dells with all kinds of stuff to do. I'm willing to bet you can still find some ducks, if that was one of your goals for the F2F. Right now, the biggest attraction affected by the loss of the lake is the Tommy Bartlett water show and that's only the ski part of the show. They still plan on doing the land and air part of the show.

I'm willing to bet you can still find some ducks, if that was one of your goals for the F2F.

Sadly, the F2F is not happening for me this year. The first time I heard about the Dells was a throwaway reference on MST3K where Joel piped up with "Visit the Dells - ride the ducks!" at one point, and that's always stuck in my head (partly it was the voice he used for the line). So I was curious.

The Ducks are fun to ride!